Rush McKnight Labor Law Lecture - Matthew Finkin

Rush McKnight Labor Law Lecture
Matthew Finkin - Albert J. Harno and Edward W. Cleary Chair in Law, University of Illinois College of Law
January 31, 2008 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Solving the Employee Reference Conundrum
The reluctance of U.S. employers to give job references for former employees, other than dates of hire and job classification, has been widely remarked upon. Employers face a "prisoner's dilemma" they bear the potential liability of a lawsuit, but derive no benefit from the disclosure. The prevailing solution is to recalibrate the burden of proof in defamation suits brought by former employees against their prior employers who give negative references. Professor Finkin will offer a more aggressive alternative, better to facilitate the distribution of accurate information in the labor market.

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cont from other post: About fifty companies have his name on my resumes and applications. This is within a mile radius. I'm screwed. I knew he hated me, but I thought he was was an honest person who would admit that I did a great job and only had one major disagreement that led to me quitting. I got promoted only after three months of working. This was against employees that had been there for years.

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The last statement at the end of the lecture hit a nerve. That's exactly what happened to me. The ex-employer completely slammed me, and then claimed that he only provided the number of human resources. All of my co-workers thought I did a great job. The worst part is that three months worth of job searching listed him as a reference. My career is over. All of my experience is from that company. and all of my licenses and references. The boss notifed all employees not to give me a reference.